K.V. Vijay Damu of TVK won the Royapuram Assembly constituency (Chennai district, Chennai & Suburbs) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 46.4% of 127,356 votes cast. The winning margin over Dr. A. Subair Khan (DMK) was 14,249 votes, or 11.19 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
46.4%
Winner vote share
14,249
Margin (11.19%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Royapuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.V. Vijay Damu Winner | TVK | 59,091 | 46.4% |
| 2 | Dr. A. Subair Khan 2nd | DMK | 44,842 | 35.21% |
| 3 | D. Jayakumar | ADMK | 18,420 | 14.46% |
| 4 | A. Babu Mailan | NTK | 2,947 | 2.31% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 459 | 0.36% |
| 6 | M. Jayarajkumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 222 | 0.17% |
| 7 | M Dhinakaran | IND | 216 | 0.17% |
| 8 | R. Vinothkumar | Naam Indiar Party | 149 | 0.12% |
| 9 | R. Rajkumar | IND | 99 | 0.08% |
| 10 | J. Selvakumar | IND | 84 | 0.07% |
| 11 | M. Rajkumar | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 83 | 0.07% |
| 12 | D. Jayakumar | IND | 76 | 0.06% |
| 13 | T. Kaviyarasu | IND | 64 | 0.05% |
| 14 | A. Sathik Kumar | Democratic National Allegiance | 63 | 0.05% |
| 15 | V. Bhagath Singh | IND | 62 | 0.05% |
| 16 | T. Rajesh | IND | 52 | 0.04% |
| 17 | P. Sumathi | IND | 49 | 0.04% |
| 18 | G. Karthikeyan | IND | 40 | 0.03% |
| 19 | Kerthivarunnan .R | IND | 38 | 0.03% |
| 20 | A. Sasikumar | IND | 37 | 0.03% |
| 21 | A. Nizar Ahamed | IND | 37 | 0.03% |
| 22 | K. Prasath | IND | 36 | 0.03% |
| 23 | A. Jayakumar | IND | 35 | 0.03% |
| 24 | I Jayaprakash | IND | 34 | 0.03% |
| 25 | K.J. Sivakumar | IND | 31 | 0.02% |
| 26 | M. Mahalakshmi | IND | 30 | 0.02% |
| 27 | C. Sridhar | IND | 27 | 0.02% |
| 28 | M. Shanmugam | IND | 20 | 0.02% |
| 29 | S. Raju | IND | 13 | 0.01% |
How Royapuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MURTHY.R.IDREAM | DMK | 53.16% |
| 2026 | K.V. VIJAY DAMU | TVK | 46.4% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -6.76 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.